Standing Naked in the Wings: Anecdotes from Canadian Actors - Hardcover

Green, Lynda Mason; Moore, Tedde; Green, Lynda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195411951 ISBN 13: 9780195411959

Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada, 1997

Synopsis

This delightful collection is the only work to bring together first-hand stories form Canada's acting community. Funny, shocking, embarassing and poignant, these are the stories actors tell each other, providing an intimate glimpse into the world behind the camera and beyond the footlights.
Arranged thematically, it starts with "The BUg Bites", a chapter that focuses on early acting experiences ranging from William Shatner's first stage appearance and the evolution of Martin Short's "Ed Grimley" character, to Wayne and Shuster's initial meeting with Ed Sullivan. Other chapters look at
mentor's, directors and producers, working with kids and animals, missed cues and lines, touring, audiences and fans, pranks and escapades, and live radio and T.V. performances. "Big Wigs and Legends" contains anecdotes starring names like Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Sir John Gielgud, Julie Andrews,
Vanessa Redgrave, Steven Spielberg, Richard Burton, Barbra Streisand, Laurence Olivier, and Katherine Hepburn. Included are many stories from the Stratford Festival: Scott wentworth cracking up during Richard III, an actor on stage catching fire during a production of Othello, and William Hutt's
dying in an unconventional manner when Christpher Plummer's Hamlet could not get his sword out of the scabbard (Polonius' death did not look accidental). Along the way you'll find "Bare Bods and Bodily Functions", which includes an anecdote by Bruce Breenwood that begins intriguingly "Standing
naked in the wings before an entrance...," as well as "Stunts and FXS", which includes Timothy Findley's story from the first season of Stratford in 1953, when he had to make a ten-foot leap (from the balustrade) through the dark...and not land on Alec Guiness, whose single spotlight was the only
light there was." Brought together by two veteran Canadian actors, An Actor, Eh? features a star-studded cast giving the performances of their lives.

About this title

About the Author:

Lynda Mason Green has made a successful living as an actor in Canada for 20 years, best known for her work in series such as "War of the Worlds" and "Night Heat", as well as movies and mini-series, including "Amerika", "If You Could Hear What I See", "Improper Channels", and "North of Chang
Mai". In the past few years, she has been writing, directing, and producing corporate video under the auspices of her own company LMG Productions. The daughter of author and producer Mavor Moore, and granddaughter of Dora Mavor Moore (after whom "the Dora" theatre award was named), Tedde Moore has
been part of the theatre/television/film/radio scene in Canada since 1947. Most recently she has appeared in "The Road to Avonlea" and the film "My Summer Story". She has also worked as Story Editor or Creative Consultant for three feature films and has been an associate producer for the Nothing
Sacred Corporation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0195411951
• ISBN 13: 9780195411959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304